Oracle - ACT

ACT stands for Appoint, Change and Terminate. ACT consists of eight customized, user-friendly forms that serve as the employee's official personnel record. The ACT form in the Administrative Systems is used to create (appoint) a new personnel record, to update (change) any part of that record, or to end (terminate) the relationship with UAB. The form is also used to view personnel data, which is limited by the security access assigned to the end user. ACT is integrated with the Administrative Systems HR and Financial applications.

Documentation has been developed to assist end users in the following categories (see below):

When appointing, changing or terminating an employee in the Administrative Systems, an ACT document must be created. When creating an ACT document, the user must select a document type and a document reason. Click here for a list of the document types and document reasons used when creating an ACT document for staff (non-faculty). Click here for a list of the document types and document reasons used when creating an ACT document for faculty.